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What is a Project?
Project Defined
A complex, nonroutine, one-time effort limited by time, budget, resources, and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs.
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Projects
Writing a term paper Setting up a sales kiosk for a professional accounting meeting Developing a supply-chain information system Writing a new piano piece Designing an iPod that is approximately 2 X 4 inches, interfaces with PC, and stores 10,000 songs Wire-tag projects for GE and Wal-Mart
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Must induce the right people at the right time to address the right issues and make the right decisions.
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Key Terms
ISO 9000
Program
Project Project life cycle Project Management Professional (PMP) Sociotechnical perspective
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